I'm disappointed - I think we're going to miss his experience, and can't really expect all of Cook, Bell & Collingwood to reach the level we need. It also helps swing things in favour of Giles rather than Panesar, which will be a backwards step.
I don't understand the decision to give the gloves back to Jones. What has Chris Read done wrong? What has Jones done right?
The Giles/Panesar debate is less clearcut. A reasonable argument can be made to play Giles ahead of Panesar in Australia. Any chance of Ed Joyce actually opening in the first test?
My only guess on teh Read/Jones issue is that Fletch has decided that Jones is the better batsman, and keeping ability is irrelevant, as long as you can hold the ball
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The Giles/Panesar debate is less clearcut. A reasonable argument can be made to play Giles ahead of Panesar in Australia. Any chance of Ed Joyce actually opening in the first test?
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My thought has always been that the effect of an extra 30-50 runs is no good if the opposition has put on an extra 50-100 runs from wk mistakes.
Maybe it will be Jones/Monty or Read/Giles in which case I'd then take the former, but to really attack the aussies I'd like to see Read/Monty
Shame about Marcus on a personal level, but it is more of a problem of us being short of proper backup if someone gets injured.
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